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Lapse-supported life insurance exacerbates adverse selection risks.

problem Lapse-supported life insurance increases adverse selection costs.
method Modeling 'Term to 100' contracts and analyzing three methods of managing lapse surplus.
result Adverse selection losses can be almost unlimited under certain conditions.

Secure neural network inference on untrusted platforms using holographic reduced representations.

problem Secure neural network inference on untrusted platforms.
method Connectionist Symbolic Pseudo Secrets using Holographic Reduced Representations (HRR).
result Empirical robustness to attack under various threat models.

A digital euro protocol offers complete privacy and offline transactions using Groth-Sahai proofs.

problem Fragile digital payment solutions with privacy and offline transaction issues.
method Design and implementation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) using Groth-Sahai zero-knowledge proofs.
result Complete privacy and offline transaction capability with retroactive double-spending detection.

SAPAG attacks distributed learning by reconstructing true training data from gradients.

problem Privacy attacks on distributed learning systems through gradients.
method SAPAG uses a Gaussian kernel-based gradient difference distance measure.
result SAPAG can reconstruct training data on various DNNs and at different training phases.

We lay theoretical foundations for new database release mechanisms that allow third-parties to construct consistent estimators of population statistics, while ensuring that the privacy of each individual contributing to the database is protected. The proposed framework rests on two main ideas. First, releasing (an esti…

2017-10-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the problem of portfolio insurance from the point of view of a fund manager, who guarantees to the investor that the portfolio value at maturity will be above a fixed threshold. If, at maturity, the portfolio value is below the guaranteed level, a third party will refund the investor up to the guarantee. In ex…

2011-02-22abs ↗pdf ↗

In response to growing concerns about user privacy, federated learning has emerged as a promising tool to train statistical models over networks of devices while keeping data localized. Federated learning methods run training tasks directly on user devices and do not share the raw user data with third parties. However,…

2019-11-05abs ↗pdf ↗

We show how to restructure the counterparty risk faced by the originator of a securitization or covered bond arising from an interest rate hedging swap assisted by a "one-way" collateral agreement. This risk emerges when the swap is negotiated between the special purpose vehicle and a third party that covers itself thr…

2013-10-26abs ↗pdf ↗

The atomic swap protocol allows for the exchange of cryptocurrencies on different blockchains without the need to trust a third-party. However, market participants who desire to hold derivative assets such as options or futures would also benefit from trustless exchange. In this paper I propose the atomic swaption, whi…

2018-07-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Evidence acquisition costs influence disclosure behavior and preference.

problem How evidence acquisition costs affect disclosure behavior and preference.
method Analyzes sender-receiver interactions with covert and overt evidence acquisition, varying certification costs.
result Equilibria converge to the Pareto-worst free-learning equilibrium as costs vanish, and receivers prefer covert to overt acquisition.

As companies continue to invest heavily in larger, more accurate and more robust deep learning models, they are exploring approaches to monetize their models while protecting their intellectual property. Model licensing is promising, but requires a robust tool for owners to claim ownership of models, i.e. a watermark. …

2019-10-02abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we advocate for representation learning as the key to mitigating unfair prediction outcomes downstream. Motivated by a scenario where learned representations are used by third parties with unknown objectives, we propose and explore adversarial representation learning as a natural method of ensuring those…

2018-02-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Federated Learning prioritizes client data contributions for better model quality.

problem Privacy concerns and reluctance to share private data in machine learning.
method Prioritizes client data contributions in Federated Learning by assigning scores based on defined criteria.
result The proposed approach yields a higher quality global model compared to standard Federated Learning.

We introduce CheckNet, a method for secure inference with deep neural networks on untrusted devices. CheckNet is like a checksum for neural network inference: it verifies the integrity of the inference computation performed by untrusted devices to 1) ensure the inference has actually been performed, and 2) ensure the i…

2019-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We study how to communicate findings of Bayesian inference to third parties, while preserving the strong guarantee of differential privacy. Our main contributions are four different algorithms for private Bayesian inference on proba-bilistic graphical models. These include two mechanisms for adding noise to the Bayesia…

2015-12-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Orpheus simplifies deep learning deployment on edge devices.

problem Optimizing deep learning inference on edge devices for efficiency.
method Orpheus is a new framework with a small codebase, minimal dependencies, and easy integration.
result Preliminary results show the effectiveness of Orpheus for inference optimisations.

Online leading has disrupted the traditional consumer banking sector with more effective loan processing. Risk prediction and monitoring is critical for the success of the business model. Traditional credit score models fall short in applying big data technology in building risk model. In this manuscript, data with var…

2017-07-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Study adversarial perturbations in classification, analyzing learning and certification.

problem Formal study of classification under adversarial perturbations from both learner and third-party perspectives.
method PAC-type semi-supervised learning framework, black-box certification under limited query budget, adversary analysis.
result Existence of a polynomial query complexity adversary implies the existence of a sample efficient robust learner.

Domain classification is the task of mapping spoken language utterances to one of the natural language understanding domains in intelligent personal digital assistants (IPDAs). This is a major component in mainstream IPDAs in industry. Apart from official domains, thousands of third-party domains are also created by ex…

2019-05-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A framework assesses the quality of crowdsourced weather data.

problem Quality control and assessment of crowdsourced weather data from third-party stations.
method Proposes a simple, scalable, and interpretable AI/Stats/ML framework to assess TPAWS data.
result Demonstrates the performance of the framework using synthetic and real data.

Paper proposes a fast method for approximate data deletion in generative models.

problem Efficient data deletion in unsupervised learning models is an open problem.
method Density-ratio-based framework for generative models, fast method for approximate data deletion, statistical test.
result Theoretical guarantees and empirical demonstrations of the proposed methods across various generative models.

Unlike other industries in which intellectual property is patentable, the financial industry relies on trade secrecy to protect its business processes and methods, which can obscure critical financial risk exposures from regulators and the public. We develop methods for sharing and aggregating such risk exposures that …

2011-11-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Interpool solves interoperability issues by minting, exchanging, and burning tokens within a single liquidity pool.

problem Lack of proper interoperability in blockchain use cases.
method Interpool operates as a standalone liquidity pool that mints, exchanges, and burns tokens, optimizing the order of transactions in the mempool.
result Interpool transforms front-running issues into a solution that ensures ultimate liquidity through a burning procedure, enabling trustless design.

Scenario discovery is the process of finding areas of interest, known as scenarios, in data spaces resulting from simulations. For instance, one might search for conditions, i.e., inputs of the simulation model, where the system is unstable. Subgroup discovery methods are commonly used for scenario discovery. They find…

2019-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that when a third party, the adversary, steps into the two-party setting (agent and operator) of safely interruptible reinforcement learning, a trade-off has to be made between the probability of following the optimal policy in the limit, and the probability of escaping a dangerous situation created by the adve…

2018-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper tackles fair representation learning by smoothing feature mappings.

problem Legal liability for discriminatory use of data by organizations.
method Mapping features to a fair representation space, certifying fairness through chi-squared mutual information.
result Smoothing representation distribution provides generalization guarantees of fairness and maintains accuracy for downstream tasks.

This paper optimizes SMPC for neural network inference, reducing memory and time.

problem Memory and time constraints in secure neural network inference.
method Implemented ABY2.0 protocol, optimized memory usage, and used a helper node.
result MNIST inference reduced from 8.03 GB RAM and 200s to 0.2 GB RAM and 32s.

This study analyzes the alignment between charter value and supervision in banks.

problem The alignment between charter value and supervision in banks is complex and varies by risk type.
method Classification and regression tree analysis using the CAMELS rating system.
result Supervision and charter value are aligned for some types of risk.

The paper examines how decentralized credit curators have taken over risk management from traditional protocols.

problem Risk management in decentralized credit has shifted from centralized protocols to decentralized curators.
method Analysis of ERC 4626 vaults and third-party curators, focusing on capital utilization, concentration, and fee margins.
result Curators have a significant impact on the risk profile of decentralized credit systems, with a small set of curators handling a disproportionate share of system TVL.

Estimates conversion probabilities from click sequences with privacy constraints.

problem Training models in advertising with limited direct click-conversion links.
method Formalizes learning from attribution sets, constructs unbiased estimator, applies Empirical Risk Minimization.
result Empirical Risk Minimization achieves generalization guarantees and robustness against prior errors.

Data generated by cars is growing at an unprecedented scale. As cars gradually become part of the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, several stakeholders discover the value of in-vehicle network logs containing the measurements of the multitude of sensors deployed within the car. This wealth of data is also expected t…

2019-10-25abs ↗pdf ↗

AI platforms disrupt investment by personalizing deal sourcing and insights.

problem Lack of scalable, personalized, and privacy-compliant deal sourcing and insights solutions.
method Development of in-house AI platforms that interact directly with funds and learn from interactions.
result AI platforms provide smarter, personalized use cases for funds, offering a competitive advantage.